Combined writing desk and table



April l, 1952 D. GRANDITER 2,590,959

' COMBINED WRITING DEsx AND TABLE N BY /a am April 1, 1952 D. GRANDITER2,590,959'

COMBINED WRITING DESK Arm TABLE Filed oct. 9; 1947 0A' wo GRA/val TER '4fuzz/5M AroR/VEX Patented Apr. 1, 1952 coMmNnD WRITING DESK AND TABLEDavid Granditer, New York, N. Y. Application coincer 9, 1947, serial No.778,807

1 claim. (Cl. en -300') This invention relates to a new and usefulimprovement in a dining-living room table and desk cabinet. It has forits object to combine the use of a living room credenza or buffet,writing desk and dining table, as well as a cabinet with bookshelves,drawers and cupboards to hold various articles needed in a living roomor dining room. These many purposes served by the cabinet combined inone piece of furniture, will fulfill a need to occupants of smallapartments where space is limited and dining and desk space isunavailable. It will be especially useful to small families andprofessional people who need, besides dining space, desk space and largetable surface for professional work or writing.

The usefulness and-practlcability of this functional piece of furnitureis marked by its simplicity of operation as it requires no taking apartor setting up. The entire operation consists of opening a small door onthe side of the cabinet and swinging out a table as large as theordinary diningV table.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention consists of thenovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts,hereinafter fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings forming part of this application, and in which similarcharacters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all views, andin which:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view in perspective of my invention,showing a buffet, writing desk and dining table, the latter being foldedupon itself and substantially concealed within said buffet and desk.4

Figure 2 is a plan view taken on the line 2 2 in Figure 1, and partly insection.

Figure 3 is a somewhat perspective side elevational view of the combinedbuet writing desk and table, the latter being swung out into positionready for use.

Figure 4 is an exploded top plan view, partly in section, showing thetable surface with parts broken off.

Figure 5 is an end elevational view of said table.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral I0 indicates acabinet and writing desk having the usual drawers, shelves and a door; asurface or support 25 for said cabinet serves the purpose of a writingdesk; said surface 25 has integral therewith depending anges 40 whichrest on the tcp surface 2l of the buffet 42, leaving between saidsurfaces 26 and 21 a space sufficiently large to receive therebetweenthe leaves of a table I5, when said leaves are folded together, as willbe hereinafter further described.

Z In the buffet at one end thereof the shelves I I have, however beenshortened in order to permit the leg I2 of the table I5, to beinsertedinto the space I3 formed between said shortened shelves, and thewall I6 at one end. of said buffet; a door I'I hinged to said wall I5 isadapted to entirely v enclose the shelves II, the leg I2, and the spaceI3, thereby forming an appearance of this end of the buffet similar tothe other end thereof.

'I'he table I 5 comprises three table-top sections 20, 2l and 22, ofwhich sections 20 and 22 are hinged to and adapted to fold upon thesection il; the hinges connecting two of said sections being shown at 23in Figure 1, where all three sections are folded upon each other, butonly one outer section 20 and the main or center section 2I can be seen,as said sections are disposed in the space formed between the surfaces26 and 21.

The table top section 2! terminates at one end in an elongated portion4.3 formed with a curvature 44, upon one side thereof, and having a cutoff portion adapted to form a close connection with the slanting surface43 of the part, or inserted piece 41 when the table sections are foldedupon each other and positioned between the surfaces 26 and 21, as shownin Figure l.

The section 2l is at one corner thereof pivotally connected between saidsurfaces, as shown at 25. The surface 2l of the buffet 42 is extending asmall distance in front or forward of the upper surface 26 as shown at29, so as to provide a small ledge or set-off to support the tablesections when these are swung out into an operable or useful position,as may be seen especially in Figure 3.

A leg I2 is fast secured to the center table top section 2l in anysuitable manner, and upon each side of said leg, or underneath saidtable top sec` tion, are attached brackets 3|, 3i; members 33 and 34 areslidably mounted in said bracket, as shown in dotted lines, and adaptedto support the table top sections 2!! and 22, when these are in anunfolded position.

It is obvious that changes may be made in the form, construction andarrangement of the sev- 45 eral parts, as shown, within the scope of theappended claim, without departing from the spirit of the invention. andI do not, therefore, wish to limit myself to the exact constructionshown and described herein.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States, is:

The combined writing desk, buffet and. table having the upper surface ofthe buffet extending a slight distance in front of the surface of thewriting desk, whereby to form a ledge, a table comprising three foldablesections hingedly con nected, the center section being of a greaterlength than the two other sections and being supported by said ledgewhen in an extended position, said center section having one end thereofpivotally mounted between the surfaces of the buffet and the writingdesk, an inserted piece having a slanting edge portion upon the innerside thereof and being secured between the surfaces of the buffet andwriting. desk at one end thereof; the inner end of. the. center sectionbeing upon one side thereof formed with a curvature and upon the otherside with a slantingly cutaway portion adapted to register with theslanting edge portion of said inserted piece, when the table sectionsare folded and withdrawn between the surfaces. of the buiet and writingdesk, a leg fast on the center section of said table, the top surface othe` buffet terminating a short distance from the end of the latter,whereby to form a narrow compartment throughout one end of said buffet,shelves disposed in' said compartment and: being of a lesser widthlongitudinally than the latter, leaving a space between said shelves andthe end-wall of 4 the buiet adapted to receive the leg of said table,when the latter is in folded and withdrawn position, and a door hingedto the end-wall of the buffet and adapted to close said lattercompartment, whereby to give the front of the buffet a uniformappearance.

DAVID GRANDITER.

REFERENCES CITED The. following. references' are of record in the fileof this patent:

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